Apologetix Live will be in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Lillyville Church of God, 408 Hickernell Road, Franklin Township. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 online or $15 at the door. For advance tickets visit http://www.apologetix.com/concerts/concerts-details.php?concert_id=135001

Country music shows, 1 and 6 p.m. Nov. 4 at Slippery Rock University’s Morrow Fieldhouse, Slippery Rock. Features John Michael Montgomery and North of Mason Dixon. Sponsored by Butler County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 107. Tickets are $22.50 in advance or $25 at the door. Information: (724) 282-9119.

The annual “Pumpkin Patch Parade,” 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in downtown Ellwood City. The judging of floats, costumed marching groups and costumed individuals will be at 3 p.m. in the Lincoln High School parking lot. All those who wish to participate must be at the parking lot by 3 p.m. Monetary prizes are awarded. Pre-registration can be made by calling Bette Baney DeLoia, parade chairwoman, at (724) 752-9304 or (724) 679-4210. Donations are also needed to cover the cost of prizes. All funds donated are used to award prizes. Checks can be made to “Ellwood City Holiday Parades,” in care of Bette Baney DeLoia, 705 Tara Drive, Ellwood City, PA 16117. No political advertising of any kind is permitted in the parade. For safety reasons, candy cannot be thrown. Those wishing to distribute candy should have someone walk the parade route and hand out candy.

New Castle’s annual light up night, Nov. 15 in downtown New Castle. Entertainment begins and vendors open at 5 p.m. and parade participants will begin lining up on the Columbus Innerbelt at 6 p.m. The parade begins at 7 p.m. at the intersection of West Washington Street and the Columbus Innerbelt. Fireworks immediately follow the parade. Those wishing to participate in the parade should call Cassandra List at the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce at (724) 654-5593 or e-mail her at cassandra@lawrencecountychamber.org to reserve a spot. Deadline is Nov. 5. Opportunities are also available for vendors, sponsors and volunteer entertainment.

EXHIBITS

Ellwood City Area Historical Society’s History Center, 310 Fifth St., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Friday, Ellwood City village pieces, afghans with local scenes of Ellwood City, postcards, sketches, watercolors of Lawrence Avenue in the 1940s by William Kegel, displays and pictures for viewing. Information: (724) 752-2021.

Artist’s reception with Pittsburgh artist Linda Barnicott, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 18, Courtney-Laughlin Frame Studio & Gallery, 531 Third St., Beaver. Barnicott, a pastel artist, is best known for her Pittsburgh area scenes including “Meet Me Under the Kaufmann’s Clock”. Also available that evening is a collection of Barnicott’s art, hand-crafted into heirloom-quality ornaments by Wendell August Forge. For more information, call 724-773-0306.

“No Job No Home No Peace No Rest” an installation by Will Steacy, through Dec. 15 at Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 East Carson St., Pittsburgh’s South Side. Hours: noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Free. (412) 431-1810 or www.silverye.org.

“Rope” presented by REP, Point Park University’s professional theater company at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 and 13, and 2 p.m. Oct. 13 and 14, at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland. Performances at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $24 to $27. (412) 392-8000 or www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

“Murdered to Death” presented by the Bobcat Players, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 and 13 in the Ed Schaughency Theater at Beaver Area High School. General admission tickets, $8, available at the Hostess Shoppe, Beaver or by reservation at (724) 494-1680. Limited seating. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. www.bobcatplayers.com.

“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books” presented by Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Byham Theater, Pittsburgh; 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Moon Area High School and 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at Seneca Valley Senior High School in Jackson Township. Tickets: in advance, $9.50; at door, $11. (412) 456-6666 or trustarts.org/kids.

“The Story of My Life,” a musical presented by veteran performers of the Erie Community Playhouse, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Sewickley United Methodist Church, 337 Broad St. Produced by the Center for Hope, a faith-based mission in Ambridge. Proceeds benefit the center’s building fund. Tickets: $15. Available at Sewickley United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church of Sewickley, St. James Catholic Church and the Center for Hope at (724) 251-4899, and at door.

Works In Progress, a choreography project by Texture Contemporary Ballet, 4 and 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Space Upstairs, 214 North Lexington Ave, Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood. $15. www.ShowClix.com.

CLASSES, LECTURES, SIGNINGS

Art classes in drawing, pastel and oils, for adults and children ages 8 and older, the Art Studio, 568 Third St., Beaver. Home-school art classes will be held on from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays. (724) 775-7751 or (724) 728-2477.

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Fun on the Farm, 4 to 10 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays through October at Irons Mill Farmstead, 252 Greenfield Road, New Wilmington. Includes hayrides, various activities and “Flashlight Maze.” Admission is charged. Information: (724) 992-9343 or www.ironsmillfarmstead.com.

Pumpkin Festival and Fright Nights, at Cheeseman Farm, 147 Kennedy Road, Muddy Creek Township. Pumpkin Festival is from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October – includes hay maze, petting zoo and hayride to pumpkin patch. Fright Nights are from dark until 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through October. Fees charged. Information: (724) 368-3233 or www.cheesemanfarm.com.

Cavern of the Dead, 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays and 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays through October at 767 Darlington Road, Wampum. Ride a unique “Ghoul Mine Buggies.” Admission is $17 per person or $25 for a line pass. Tickets available in advance. Proceeds benefit Wounded Warrior Project and restoration of Hotel Conneaut at Conneaut Lake Park. Information: (814) 213-0120 or www.cavernofthedead.com.

Ellwood City Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays through October in the parking lot behind Vinny’s Restaurant, Beaver Avenue, Ellwood City. Live music will be performed from 9 to 11 a.m. Information: (724) 758-5501 or visit www.ellwoodcityrevitalization.org.

Historic Gristmill tours, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at McConnell’s Mill State Park, Slippery Rock Township. Interpretive tours of the mill (1852 to 1928), which take about 45 minutes take place at 1 and 3 p.m. each day. Free admission and parking. Information: (724) 368-3612 or www.visitPAparks.com.

Antique tractor, truck pulls, Saturday and Sunday at the Enon Valley Fire Department, Station 2, Route 351, Enon Valley. At 11 a.m. Saturday there will be tractor pulls in Division 2, open class to 9,500 and Double Tree at every 1,000 pounds. At 11 a.m. Sunday there will be gas and diesel stock truck pulls. Information: (724) 730-8034 or (724) 333-4795.

“Yappy Hour,” 4 to 6 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. Owners may relax with their dog in the Meeting House gardens in downtown Volant. Available will be pet treats, a wading pool, water stations plus refreshments and music for the owners. Dogs must be leashed and non-aggressive; pet owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets. The Lawrence County Humane Society will be on hand with dogs for adoption. Many of the village’s 20 specialty shops will also welcome pets and their owners for shopping throughout the day. Also planned will be horse-drawn covered wagon rides from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and folk music by John Daley from 1 to 6 p.m. Amish-made doughnuts, goat milk artisan cheese, free-range eggs, honey and a demonstration beehive, alpaca and their products plus Amish textiles, baked and canned goods. Information: (724) 533-5611 or visit www.volantshops.com.

Country store social, sponsored by the Ellwood City Women of the Moose, Sunday at the Moose Lodge on Factory Avenue, Ellwood City. Doors open at 1 p.m. and events begin at 2 p.m. Activities include bingo, 50-50, silent auction and other raffles. Tickets are $6 and are available at the door. The cost includes lunch.

Taste of the Town, 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the New Englander Banquet Facility, Wilmington Road, Neshannock Township. The event features 20 local restaurants. Sponsored by the United Way of Lawrence County, individual tickets cost $35 per person or $325 for a table of 10. Reservations are available by calling the United Way at (724) 658-8528.

Fall turkey shoots will take place at the Ellwood-Wampum Rod and Gun Club at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Nov. 20. The shoots are open to the public and take place behind the clubhouse, at 2406 Ellwood-Wampum Road in Wayne Township.

Braised steak dinner, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at the North Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Hall, 969 Mount Jackson Road. The cost is $11 for adults, $6 for children ages 5 to 11 and free for children age 4 and younger. Information: (724) 667-8490.

Murder-mystery dinner, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26, at Shakespeare’s Restaurant, North Sewickley Township. Sponsored by the Ellwood City Municipal Woman’s Club. The play, “Happily Never After,” is being performed by the Musical Mysteries and More Company of Pittsburgh. The cost is $40 per person, which includes a sit-down dinner. A cash bar will be available. There will also be a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle and prizes. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Deadline for tickets is Oct. 17. Information: (724) 758-4313.

Chicken and biscuit dinner, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Spring Avenue and Second Street, Ellwood City. The cost is $9 for adults, $4 for children ages 4 to 12 and free for children ages 3 and younger. Takeouts will be available. Proceeds will benefit the Ellwood City office of People in Need.

Star party sponsored by the Beaver Valley Space Sciences Interest Group, at dusk Oct. 13 at the ballfields at Bradys Run Park in Brighton Township, weather-permitting. (724) 846-2573 or (412) 908-0653.

Broadway at Heinz Hall series presented by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra begins Nov. 8. Includes “Chicago” Nov. 8 to 11; “Catch Me If You Can,” Dec. 26 to 30 and “Elvis Lives,” March 29 and 30. Tickets: packages from $55 to $230; single tickets, $25 to $85. (412) 392-4900 or online at www.pittsburghsymphony.org/broadway.

Buddy Valastro Live: The Cake Boss, Homemade for the Holidays Tour, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at the Benedum Center, Pittsburgh. $25.75 to $45.75 at (412) 456-6666 or www.Trustarts.org. Limited number of VIP tickets available at $85, which includes a post-show meet and greet.

Country Fall Festival sponsored by the Business Association of the Zelienople-Harmony Area Chamber of Commerce, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 13 and noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 14 at intersection of North Main Street and Grandview Avenue and along Main Street in Zelienople. Food, entertainment, pony rides, airplane rides, car cruise, historic tours. (724) 452-5571 or www.zelienopleharmonyfallfestival.com.

Dave O’Neill Memorial Haunted Barn and Hayride, 463 Cannelton Road, Darlington Township. Hours: 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 7 to 9 p.m. Sundays from Oct. 12 to 28. Cost: haunted barn, $8; haunted hayride, $5; both, $10. Haunted barn and hayride sets the stage for a 200-year-old piece of local lore about the Pig Lady, a ghost of a young woman whose body is topped with the head of a pig. Haunt was the dream of Dave O’Neill, vice president of the Little Beaver Lions Club, who died from a heart attack a month before the attraction debuted. Raises money for Little Beaver Lions in his name. (724) 846-4413.

The Scarehouse, named one of the nation’s scariest Halloween attractions by the Travel Channel, 118 Locust St., Etna. Introduces its new “Creepo’s Christmas in 3-D” haunt. Visitors will wear 3-D glasses, and for the price of one ticket, also get to brave Scarehouse’s other haunts, “The Forsaken” and “Pittsburgh Zombies”. Hours: 7 p.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays; 7 to 10 p.m. on other select nights through Nov. 3. Cost: $19.99 on Fridays and Saturdays; $16.99 on Sundays; $14.99 other days. www.scarehouse.com.

Terror Town, a 30,000 square-foot indoor haunt, at the corner of 17th and Smallman streets in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. Hours: 7 p.m. to midnight every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October, plus 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 18 and 25. Special “Black Out in Terror Town” nights on Oct. 24 and 30. Not recommended for young children. Cost: $18.99. Portion of ticket sales will benefit Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. www.terrortownpgh.com.

Northern Nightmares, a street-legal 45-minute trolley tour of ghostly places in Zelienople and Harmony. Tours start at 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20, and Oct. 26 and 27. Includes face-to-face meeting with the Ghost of the Strand Theater. Cost: adults, $15; children, 12 and younger, $9; lap kids, free. Tickets sold at the Strand Theater box office in Zelienople. Trolley station is at the corner of Main Street and state Route 68 in Zelienople. www.northernnightmares.com.

Cheeseman Fright Farm, a haunted hayride on a working farm, 147 Kennedy Road, Portersville (off Exit 96 of Interstate 79, near McConnell’s Mill and Moraine State Park). Hours: darkness to 10 p.m. every Friday and Saturday through Oct. 27; plus all Sundays in October; and on Oct. 18 and Oct. 25. Tickets: $15. Geared to teens and adults. www.cheesemanfrightfarm.com.

Seeking singers/actors, three males and three females between the ages of 18 to 35, non-equity only, for Pittsburgh CLO’s Gallery of Heroes touring production, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 15 at the CLO Academy, eighth floor, 130 CLO Academy Way, downtown Pittsburgh. Prepare a musical theater ballad and an uptempo song, bring sheet music, resume and headshot. Show runs from Jan. 14 to May 17. Schedule an appointment at (412) 281-2234.

Seeking equity principal actors for “Becky’s New Car,” a production by the REP, Point Park University’s professional theatre company, by appointment from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at the university’s Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland. Rehearsals begin Jan. 2. Production is Jan. 31 to Feb. 17. To schedule appointment, call (412) 392-8141 or email ademara@pointpark.edu.

Gene Kelly Centennial Celebration, an evening of Kelly on film hosted by the Pittsburgh actor’s widow, Patricia Ward Kelly, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 25, the University of Pittsburgh. Information: news.pitt.edu

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